Courtesy of ABC - The idea of a link between oral health and the heart has been around for a century. But it has only been in the last few decades that health professionals have taken this link seriously enough to recommend dental care as a way of reducing your risk of heart disease.

Courtesy of Pharmacy Times - According to the 2014 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control: 37.9% of American adults age 20 years and over are obese and 70.7% of Americans age 20 and over are overweight.

Courtesy of Men's Health - Your heart rate dictates the exact number of times your heart beats per minute. And while your specific number for that might not be as familiar to you as, say, your blood pressure or your weight, it’s still pretty important.

Courtesy of Cleveland Clinic - It turns out that only about 10 percent to 15 percent of the cholesterol in your bloodstream comes from cholesterol in the diet. Most of it is actually made by your own body.